Packing ring support



g- 19, 1952 H. G. TAYLOR PACKING RING SUPPORT Filed May 18, 1950 HAROLD G. TAYLOR.

Patented Aug. 19, 1952 mi ame-E.-

Harold G. Taylor, Dayton, Ohio; assigiior to 'Plastic. itv Rubber Products,

i a corporation of Ohio This inventionrelates to a packing ring support and more particularly to an inexpensive means'for both labeling-and removablysupportinga series'of packing rings. 1

Packing rings are manufactured in a large number of different sizes, and because of the difliculty and sometimes impossibility of placing labels on the packing rings themselves it is desirable to provide some means for dating and otherwise labeling the rings and to keep rings of a given'size and type together. Very frequently packing rings are stored in drawers and a large number of difierent size rings are placed in a single drawer, with the result that considerable difliculty is experienced in picking out the right size and type of ring.

1 Industry now requires many different types and sizes of rings and rings made for a particular application cannot be used in other application's, with the result that positive identification and segregation of the various types of rings are very essential." r

-It is an object of this invention to Provide a simple and inexpensive support which .notonly serves to removably mount a series of packing rings but also serves as a convenient means for indicating vital information; such as the date of cure, chemical compositiongsi'ze, and the' riame ofthemanufacturer of the rings; 71

It is another object of this invention to provide a support of the type which occupies a minimum amount of space and which can be used as a mounting for the rings during shipment.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a support which may be made so cheaply that there is no need for saving the support when the last of the rings carried by the support has been sold or used.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof and the mode of operation, as will become more apparent from the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line l-I of Figure 3;

Figure 2 is a developed view of the support; and

Figure 3 is a side view, with parts broken away, showing a series of rings mounted on the support.

Referring now to the drawing wherein I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, reference numeral generally designates a onepiece support for a series of packing rings I2. For convenience of description, the rings l2 will be referred to as packing rings, whereas it is to 1 Applica tion May 1 ,1950, Serial No. 162,750 7 Claims. (01. 40 10) position can look at the listing on the sectionflfi Inc, Dayton, Ohio, Y

be understood that the support shown" herein; may be used for mounting various types of rings, The member ID is preferably made froiri cai'd board, but it is obvious that insofar as certain aspects-of the invention are concerned, it could be made from any other suitable materiaLfsuch as plastic or even light weight metal.

As' best illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing,

thefsupport I0 is made from a single piece of fiat cardboard having a pair of core forming' flang's' or flaps l4 provided atits one end, as shown-and core onwhichthe'rings are adapted to' be remov ably-lmounte'd; Thesections' 3 I and-32 serve as" en'df flanges which "hold-l the' rings j o angmarror'e; as best shown-"in Figur the fehdfl'anges and which passes 'alohg-the'i'outer periphery I of the: rings," serves as' a convenient means for labeling the rings so that anyone-1001;

ing for a ring of a particular makefsize a'fn'dcom The flap l6 removably interlocks with the core so as to hold the rings in place on the core during shipment and storage. Projecting cars 35 and 3'! are provided on the flap, as shown in Figure 2, for releasably engaging within the apertures 36 and 38 respectively formed in the sidewalls of the core. However, the flap 16 may readily be pulled out, as indicated by the dotted line showing in Figure 3, so as to facilitate removal of one or more of the rings from the core. Thus, the merchant, or in some cases the ultimate consumer of the rings, would keep the unused rings on the support so as to prevent the same from being mixed with rings of other sizes or being lost completely.

By virtue of the above described construction and arrangement of the support If], it is obvious that a single flat piece of cardboard may be bent into the shape of a loop with one portion of the loop passing through a series of rings and with this one portion provided with flanges for engaging the inner surface of "the rings at spaced points so as to hold the rings neatly in alignment with one another.

Although the preferred embodiment of the de- 1. In a support for a series of rings, a one-piece flexible strip having a series of transverse crease lines for facilitating bending the strip into a loop formation, one end of the strip having side flanges bendable along lines perpendicular to said. crease lines so as to form a central hollow core on which a series of rings may be supported, andone side of said loop comprising a fiat panel for labeling the rings supported thereon.

2. In a support for a series of rings, a one-piece flexible strip having, a: series of crease 4 lines for:

facilitatingbendingthe :stripinto a loop formation, onerend of-v the strip having side flanges bendable along lines perpendicular to said crease lines sot-as to form aztransversely extending triangular core onwhichv a series of rings may be supported with-the rings in contact with the support =atspaced points,- and the other-rend of said strip havingrmea-ns formed thereon for. interlockingengagement'with said core.

3'.- A:ring;support comprising a-central triangular 'coreeadaptedl to pass :through the centers of theeringsr meansfor removably' holding the rings, in place'ion said triangular core and for labeling theeringse thereon including means formed in-- tegra'lly-withwne sidewall of said-triangular cores and. cooperatingwith said core to form a loop,

one --portion of: said loop 7 comprising a flat panel having data identifying the ringconstruction.

91:- At ringsupport comprising a central triangularrcore adapted "to pass" through th rings; means formedintegrally: withoneside of said triangular= core-and projecting, substantially per'-- pendicularto saidone'side-so asto form an end flange for eholding the'rings'in place on said =tri-- angular. core; said last named means including.

a--. strapadaptedto: be looped around the outer periphery; of said rings and terminatingwithin tha'interiorof said triangular'core, said strap and said-score: having; interlocking portions formed thereon:

5. In a combination label and support for a series of rings, a relatively long and narrow strip of bendable material having a series of transversely extending score lines for use in making right angle bends, one end of said strip comprising a relatively wide portion bendable into a hollow coreforpassingythrough the'zcenter of the rings, and the otheri'end ofsaid-strip comprising a relatively narrow flap adapted to interlock within said hollow core.

6. In a. combination label and support for a seriesof rings, a relatively long and narrow strip of bendable'material having a series of transverselyrextending bend lines, one end of said strip comprising a relatively wide portion bendable intora hollowcore for passing through the center of the rings, the other end of said strip comprising a relatively narrow flap adapted to interlock with said hollow core, and an intermediateflat portion of thestrip being adapted to. pass around the outer; periphery; of the a rings;- so' as-to.-hold the sameagainstremovaland so, as to provide a flat surface on=whichto.-place ring size indicia.

'7 In a one-piece support for a'series of-rings; a central hollow core-adaptedtopass through the rings and means formed integrally withene end of said core and; projecting substantially.- perpendicular to theaxis of. said? core so as to. form an end flange forholding the rings in place. on said core; said. last-namedmeans including-a strap adaptedto extend along the outer.- ;J,eriphcry of said rings-with.the"free endof the strap; extending into the interior of the otherij'end of said core, said core having apertures-formedin the-walls thereof and theiree end of said strap having; projections releasably; engaged within said apertures.-

' HAROLD-G. TAYLOR;

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